>> a tremendous year for our football team. players and coaches voted him as our most valuable player this past year. that speaks volumes for the impact he had on our team. >> you have guys that are on this team that are all-stars that have made pro bowls consecutively. i can go on. and then i come in my second year get named mvp. it means a lot. >> he said he credits justin smith with some of the help there. another guy that went to missouri. here's what's coming up on comcast sports net bay area. the ceo of 49ers scheduled to join us and the rest of the schedule coming up live from the big eyasy the rest of the day. this is what we're looking forward to today. what i specifically look forward to is media day. every day is media day here but this is the big one. you get crazy questions. a reporter from "the tonight show" comes out and tries to be

funny on the floor. one year we had lady in a wedding dress proposing to tom brady. that's what we're tracking here in the big easy. it's tough work. we're tracking that. back to you. >> anything is possible. >> can't wait to hear what comes out of it. thank you very much. the san francisco townhome montana used to call home is now up for sale. it includes a heated community pool. it has just one bedroom, 1.5 bathrooms but it includes a private roof with a view of the bay bridge. ample parking. it will cost you $5,000 a month. >> that's a good looking joint. a fight against ed lee's suggestion that they limit alcohol sales during the super bowl. the mayor made comments as the city gears up to deal with violence before and after the game. an extra 400 officers will patrol the streets. last week a total of 12 people

were arrested when the 49ers wrapped up that nfc championship game. of course our coverage of the 49ers quest for six rolls on all week long. we have the most local journalists on the field down in new orleans taking care of business. live coverage all week long starting at 5:00 a.m. and we'll have a live report for you. another one coming up in 20 minutes from now. of course you can get the behind the scenes access on our website, nbcbayarea.com. in the meantime a former 49er is facing possible jail time. harris is accused of beating up his ex-boyfriend. the 30 year old pleaded not guilty to felony domestic violence and assault charges. he's scheduled to go on trial in april. he got into his fight with his ex-boyfriend in august. his lawyer says harris was acting in self-defense. harris was the first round draft pick by the niners out of stanford back in 2003. he also played for the raiders but he faces now up to nine years in prison.

the search continues for the gunman who shot an 8-year-old girl while she was simply standing in her own front yard in oakland. christie smith is live in the east bay with more details on the young victim and what police are right now planning to do today. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jon. oakland police are still looking for the shooter as the city has gotten off to a violent start this year. not only that child shot but two oakland police officers. two of them shot and wounded leaving one councilman to once again say we are completely out of control and bringing back calls for a state of emergency here in oakland. just yesterday afternoon an 8-year-old girl was shot in the leg during a drive-by shooting on 65th avenue in east oakland. she was standing with others outside when a car drove by and someone, maybe two people inside, opened fire. police believe that the shooting may have been gang related. good news, the girl is expected to recover.

chief howard jordan says his appearance at the scene was designed to send a specific message. >> if my being out here sends a message that the department is taking it seriously, i'll be out here every time that happens. >> reporter: now in oakland of course frightening and sad but children have been shot before. recently as innocent bystanders including a 3-year-old in east oakland with his family killed by a stray bullet. a toddler in west oakland and also 5-year-old gabriel martinez shot near his family's taco truck in east oakland. police expected to hold a press conference later this morning about 11:15 to talk about the two officers who were wounded but no doubt the 8 year old will come up as well. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you, christie. vallejo police are now involved in a hazing investigation at a catholic high school that led to five students being expelled. police say several freshmen football players at st.

patrick-st. vincent high school reported they were victims of sexual hazing rituals at the hands of the varsity players. the coach has since been fired and five of the alleged offenders have been expelled. the family of a walnut creek man shot and killed by police last month is now suing that police department. officers shot 22-year-old anthony banta back on december 22nd after he charged at them with a knife. police say banta got in a fight with his roommate before officers arrived on scene. banta's family say the fight was over before police arrived and one officer fired his gun in a panic after another officer tripped and fell behind him. banta's family is suing four members of the police department for $15 million in damages. want to switch gears and check in with meteorologist rob mayeda in for christina this morning with a look at the forecast. >> the forecast looks nice. warmer heading toward the middle part of the week. this morning we have

temperatures again in the 30s and 40s outside. down to 37 in san jose. definitely thick winter coat weather. 45 in san francisco. 39 in livermore. not too much wind right now but by afternoon we'll see winds picking up out of the northwest 10 to 20 miles an hour. high clouds coming in north to south. sun filtered at times today but high pressure builds in from the west will lead to warming temperatures mostly 60s, maybe even near 70 by the end of the week in a few spots. today mainly 50s. upper 50s around san jose. a few low 60s around the north bay inland valleys out toward santa rosa. 56 in san francisco. and the seven-day forecast warms things up. mid 60s around the bay area thursday and friday. and then a cooldown with a few extra clouds for the weekend. weather looks good. tracking issues in the north bay, mike? >> we'll look at this live shot of san rafael. as we take it to full screen around the bend northbound

taillights i saw chp flashing lights. they pulled someone over. they had a discussion and made their way off the freeway. clear from lanes though. we'll look at maps and show you what else is going on. 101 both directions between richmond san rafael bridge and the exit we do have construction going on in either direction. no slowing. only a lane or two blocked right now. light flow of traffic. richmond san rafael bridge from the right. on that bridge we do have a vehicle stalled reported coming past the toll plaza. you can see that little yellow blip there making your way over the water and that westbound deck is having to deal with that stalled vehicle. it sounds like it's on the shoulder. narrow shoulder there. a live look at emeryville. westbound 80 coming down through berkeley. smooth flow here and we'll end with a look at the san mateo bridge. light flow of traffic. things will pick up. we'll send it back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. impromptu display of love in the south bay will be going

away. for months couples have been hanging personalized padlocks on the main street bridge in los gatos as a symbol of love for each other. officials worry it's becoming a safety hazard. bob redell is live in los gatos with what the town council plans to do about it. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, laura. to give you history, a married couple attached this first lock. this was in august. you can see it there to commemorate their 30th anniversary. they thought it would be a nice way to do so. ever since as you can see other people have been attaching their own so-called love locks. there's not much love from caltrans which owns this bridge. they are concerned the weight of these locks will compromise the flimsy fence especially if there were a wind storm. the concern is that the extra weight would cause it to knock down and hit cars on highway 17 below. the city of los gatos which is responsible for maintaining anything on this deck and above will take down the locks on friday. some people think it's an

overreaction. we're showing a video of the museum of los gatos offering residents a new place to hang their locks. it will be an art exhibit that will include a chain link fence and represent a bridge. that's supposed to be unveiled on valentine's day. love locks are relatively new to the bay area but not to the rest of the world. look at pictures that my colleagues snapped on trips to paris and florence where you can see love locks are attached to bridges there. it's my understanding that when authorities there cut down the locks for safety reasons, they just throw them away. that's not going to be the case here in los gatos. a lock removal sign here on the main street bridge. they'll cut them down on friday. they'll keep them at the los gatos corporation yard until february 15th. that's the day after valentine's day. they will cut them down but if you have one of your love locks that you're not going to take down yourself, you do have until february 15th to collect it. reporting live on the main

street bridge in los gatos, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> love will still keep us together. 5:11 right now. coming up, why the man accused of starting that massive summit fire in santa cruz in the mountains in 2008 will not be facing serious charges. check this out. the natural phenomenon hitting the australian coastline this morning. >> plus we'll have more news of layoffs in silicon valley. we'll take a look coming up in business news. ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪

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welcome back, everyone. good tuesday morning to you. rare talks of layoffs in silicon valley. a former high flower. >> yeah. dm wear. if you said a year ago they would cut jobs, people would have laughed. this was a silicon valley high flyer. they will cut 900 jobs from underperforming departments.

vmware shares fell on news of the trouble. yahoo! reported profits after the bell on monday afternoon financially better than wall street expected. we'll have more coming up in just a bit. for a look at the broader markets, let's turn to jackie deangelis live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, jackie. >> reporter: good morning, scott. futures pointing to a slightly lower open after the markets took a breather on monday. the dow snapping a seven-day win streak. tech may get a boost today. watch for it after yahoo! reported decent earnings last night we'll get data on home prices and consumer confidence and also earnings from ford, eli lilly and pfizer. the fed kicks off a two-day meeting but widely expected to keep to its message which is keeping rates low for a long time. dow falling 14 points. the nasdaq edging slightly higher yesterday up four points to 3154. back over to you. >> all right. thank you much. as we mentioned, jon, we'll talk

about yahoo! in a bit. it's a personality story about marissa mayer. wall street absolutely still thinks she's the woman for the job. we'll take a look at that coming up in just a bit. >> she does have rock star status. thank you very much. this one a wild scene along the australian coast. you have to see it to believe it. that's not as scott mcgrew thought root beer. that's sea foam swallowing up beaches. it looks fun. a tropical cyclone now being blamed for bringing all that foam as much as ten feet deep there. you can see they are taking advantage of this. town officials say that foam good news it is not dangerous to humans and is not expected to last too long. since it is not dangerous, that's just a big party going off there. >> i have never seen anything like that. >> very interesting. won't see any of that around the

bay area. we'll see temperatures warming up. it is summer down in australia. here i know it's middle of winter but 70s possibly could be coming back later on this week. outside right now 30s and 40s outside. 36 degrees in napa. and san jose and morgan hill some of the cooler spots this morning. mid 30s to get the day started with high clouds going by. the wind not much of a factor yet. high pressure builds in from the west over northern california we'll see northwest winds picking up into the afternoon. chilly start. high clouds at times. the sun will take on a filtered appearance through the day today. the winds picking up gusty in the north bay hills during the afternoon. and then warming temperatures lots of 60s and maybe even close to 70. the high clouds we're seeing right now moving north to south. we've been kind of stuck in the pattern but that's now heading off toward the east into the central plains and with high pressure building in, sinking

dry warm air aloft. won't see too much of it today. wednesday, thursday, friday, widespread 60s and for santa cruz could see 70s to wrap up the week. today around the bay area, upper 50s close to 60 in santa cruz. once the north winds get going in inland valleys and out toward napa county, could see low 60s today. close to 60 in pleasanton around the tri-valley and into santa rosa. 62 degrees. 56 in san francisco. and close to 59 degrees in oakland. the three-day forecast, next three days we see temperatures going up a couple degrees each day. as winds turn offshore look at the coast at the bottom of the screen. mid to upper 60s there. a gorgeous beach day for january into february. and for the weekend a few extra clouds but staying dry. nice for super bowl sunday viewing plans there. >> looks like 60s but i'll be a 49er. looking over to the bay bridge toll plaza. folks traveling into the city, easy drive right now. no metering lights. no problem for the span. east shore freeway moves at the limit both westbound commute

direction and east heading away from the bridge. we'll get a look at oakland where you are heading north through downtown and toward the span itself. smooth drive here. picking up more cars in either direction. volume starts to build just after 5:00 as we see right here. we'll show you the same area on the maps with construction both directions between 980 and 16th both directions do have crews and we'll see slowing heading up toward the high street. crews should move north of there in the next few minutes. we do have a couple of crashes to report. one is southbound 880 approaching the san mateo bridge and a street. reports of a couple cars that hit debris. a couple flat tires on the shoulder. we'll check it out because chp does get reports of metal debris in the roadway. clear that out if they can. get a sweeper. that will cause slowdowns. i'll track that and let you know. approaching dublin interchange westbound. a new crash at the interchange and you see slowing so use caution approaching that major tri-valley commute spot.

a smooth drive right now for 680. quick look outside and we see across the bay palo alto moves nicely here and south bay no incidents and no issues. we'll show you volume there for 101 as well. there you go. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. it's 5:19. prosecutors have dropped a serious charge against a private contractor accused of being responsible for massive wildfires in santa cruz mountains back in 2008. he faced a felony reckless burning charge for the summit fire that started in may. lawyers had argued he failed to properly extinguish a controlled burn which eventually reignited and destroyed 63 homes. yesterday prosecutors dropped the charge saying there wasn't enough evidence to prove recklessness. he still face as misdemeanor charge he has pleaded not guilty. the chp needs your help this morning trying to track down the drivers who took part in a side show on 880. you can see the evidence left behind there. there's tire marks all over the

freeway on northbound 880. that's near the oakland coliseum. police saturday afternoon around 4:00 say several drivers you can see here video from youtube did burnouts all along that freeway just blocking up the lanes and snarling up traffic. spectators recorded that chaos on phones and posted it on youtube. the chp right now using this video to try to identify the suspects who have very heavy feet. >> amazing. 5:20 right now. another check of your forecast with rob mayeda coming up. smoking about to be banned at one outdoor city. niners try to win the sixth super bowl title. we'll go back to one of the past wins.

welcome back, everyone. a live look outside at san francisco international airport. you can see the traffic running there along 101. coming or going this morning, we'll help you get out the door if that's where you're headed and a look at the forecast as well. 5:23 right now. a house fire in san jose that sent two firefighters to the hospital is now under investigation this morning. they were taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries. they were battling a blaze around noon yesterday at a home on holly drive near talent avenue. the red cross is assisting it with six adults and five children who were left homeless. it could get even tougher to light up in san francisco later on today the board of supervisors could approve a proposal to ban smoking at certain street fairs and festivals. organizers would have to promote their events as smoke free. another proposal would force landlords to disclose whether their buildings allow smoking to potential tenants. backers say most people are simply unaware their neighbors are allowed to smoke. >> let's clear the air so to

speak checking that forecast with meteorologist rob mayeda. >> this morning we see high clouds in the air moving over the bay area from north to south making for a stunning sunrise after 7:00 this morning. as we show you the satellite view, high pressure is acting like a wall. no storms over the ridge in the next few days. hour by hour, 9:00, 40s and 50s outside. by lunchtime close to 60 out toward napa and near fairfield. mild temperatures there. but if you are looking for t-shirt weather for the rest of the bay area, as we pass the middle part of the week that looks good. mid 60s for highs even out to the coast as we wrap up the week and then we'll see cooling. a few extra clouds heading toward the weekend. mike? >> we have the san mateo bridge with smooth drive right now. let me show you what's going on as you approach from 880 on the maps. we do have an incident marked on our flow there. southbound 880 approaching 92. the metal debris was a hot dog cart. a 96 buick century hit it.

major damage to the buick, car and hot dog cart. we do have metal debris through the area and a lot of nitrates. be careful. the car is damaged. i'm not sure about the dogs. moving smoothly through 580 westbound at 680 because there's slowing they did just clear that minor fender-bender from the roadway that was just underneath the over crossing. there will be slowing for a few minutes but not a big deal. slowing out of the altamont pass. back to you. >> wait until you see this. a sinkhole swallowing up several buildings in china all caught on tape. check it out. a three story building. look at that. it just collapsed into the hole yesterday afternoon. hours later another large building just devoured. workers now trying to fill in that hole and surprisingly no one was hurt. >> that's a huge lake out there. mind-blowing no one got hurt. good news. fun to watch but very scary to

be in. still to come, let's get you back down to the big easy and another taste of what's happening right now. live to new orleans for more on the niners super bowl prep. as you gear up for the game, a word of warning. watch out for that counterfeit gear. how you can avoid the scam. right now a lovely shot live over san francisco. you can see the palace of fine arts out there in the darkness before the sun comes up. enjoy it, ladies and gentlemen. a beautiful day outside. rob mayeda is here to tell us all about it. it's 5:26.

san francisco hits center stage in the sporting world. a controversial photo has people buzzing. a bay area bar featured by "sports illustrated" and why sports fans are talking. investors getting ready to respond to yahoo!'s earnings. we'll look at what it means for ceo marissa mayer. with temperatures like 37 in in san jose this morning, take the coat as you head outside. we're also talking warming temperatures in your seven-day

forecast. a look at that coming up. it is traffic tuesday. not even 5:30 and i'm already tracking two crashes in the east bay. more on that coming up. right now a live look outside. that's a nice shot over san  jose. you can see that orange color there in the distance as the sun slowly starts to peek its way over the horizon on this tuesday, january 29th. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thanks for joining us. 5:29. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i i'm jon kelley. here we go again. niners quest for six continues this morning. >> before the 49ers and ravens face off on sunday, they're going to have to face the media today. it's media day. >> that's a wild one down there. media day often times players get a chance to cut loose like they did last year dressing up as real life 49ers. you see that guy. that's the old school leather

helmet alolooking good there, p. players face silly questions like they do every year and serious ones. you have to dress up like superheroes as well. comcast sports net ahmed fareed is live in new orleans looking and feeling good. anybody that you're looking forward to talking to? >> reporter: yeah. maybe justin bieber. nothing like that. you never really know what you're going to see at media day. i wouldn't rule that out that he could be there. it's a crazy event. this is for a crazy town, new orleans. a town that you can get into trouble in. 49ers players indicated they do have a curfew that started last night. it's difficult. their hotel is right downtown. when they walk out the door, this is some of the stuff they see. the craziness of bourbon street, canal street, we saw randy moss and frank gore walking out to

get a bite to eat hounded for pictures and autographs. jim harbaugh was out with his family and tmz snapped shots and put it on their website. >> it's a hassle. i'm going to be honest. just having people chase you down when you're just trying to grab a bite to eat or things like that. you know, it comes with the game. it comes with the success. if we could, you know, put a schedule or something together, you know, where we go out and enjoy our day. i don't know. something that we just have to deal with, i guess. >> we put a schedule together on comcast sports net bay area for you today. all live from new orleans beginning at 3:00 p.m. 49ers central. 49ers ceo jed york going to join the program. sports net central again at

10:30. jim harbaugh talking about some of those distractions. he has a lot of confidence in his team that they're going to handle this week the right way. they've done it so far. he's had brief conversations with the guys about that curfew and not getting too crazy. for the most part, this team polices itself and that's what you want when you are playing in a super bowl here in new orleans. >> there you go. they're pros. >> time to focus on the championship. we'll check with you later on. looks like niners took the fog down with them. bay area sports bar featured in the "sports illustrated" super bowl preview issue. this one is a gay sports bar called high tops. it's located in san francisco's castro district. this photo here shows fans celebrating with cheers and kisses. a simple moment with a powerful message. >> sports fans come from all walks of life. we're a great big melting pot here and everyone can get along. >> can y >> are you kidding? i told my mom. she cried. >> sports teams are embracing

fans. the 49ers part of the it gets better campaign. a program designed to show young lgbt people things will get better once they get through their teen years. all those niners fans out there are sure to be wearing your team colors this weekend and that usually means jerseys. a word of warning. counterfeiters are using this as a big time to cash in especially those who operate online. one protection firm reports one in five people who buy counterfeit goods don't realize it. experts say counterfeiters use words like cheap or discount in front of a name. pay close attention to a website name to make sure it's not misspelled and be wary of highly discounted items. if it's too good to be true, probably is. coverage of the 49ers quest for six just beginning. nbc bay area has the most reporters in new orleans covering the game. live coverage all week long starting at 5:00 a.m. and get behind the scenes access on our

website, nbcbayarea.com. oakland police chief howard jordan vowing to take action after a drive-by shooting sends a very young girl to the hospital. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live in oakland with more details on the young victim and the latest on this investigation. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you jon. hard to believe an 8-year-old girl standing around was shot in the leg. she was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. police still looking for the shooter in that incident and this comes after two oakland police officers were shot and wounded just doing their jobs bringing back calls to declare a state of emergency here in oakland. that from a council member who says we are completely out of control. the 8-year-old girl was shot yesterday afternoon on 65th avenue near international. police say several people were getting out of an suv when a car load of people pulled up and opened fire. bullets flew through the windows and homes of a wall. mothers on the block could only cry and console their own kids.

they didn't want to appear on camera for fear of retaliation. >> very disturbed. it's upsetting that we can't have our kids outside to play like normal kids like in other neighborhoods. >> last wednesday or thursday 10:00 in the morning it felt like it was right in front of my house. cannon fire. and that's crazy. we have kids. they were playing. i have kids that play in front all the time. they're not going to anymore. >> reporter: very frustrating. this is not new in oakland. children have been victims of gun violence recently in disturbing numbers. in 2011, 5-year-old gabriel martinez was shot and killed near his family's taco truck in east oakland. that same year a toddler was shot in an exchange of gunfire near a liquor store in west oakland and you may recall a 3 year old was shot when he was hit by a stray bullet while strolling with his family on international boulevard.

today later at 11:15 this morning, oakland police plan to hold a press conference talking about the two officers that were wounded but no doubt they'll talk about this 8 year old. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." mixed news this morning out of santa clara's yahoo!. scott ask the said the company's earning didn't matter as much as the woman who delivered them. >> good morning, laura. wall street really likes marissa mayer. th they gave her a pass on the financial side of yahoo!'s business. this was a bit of a give me due to low expectations. yahoo! about 4% more money this year compared to last. that's not much. google's growth was around 22%. it also said revenue growth would slow going forward. what's far more important is mayer's leadership. she told reporters and analysts yahoo! employees listed 385 problems for her to solve and she was well on her way to solving them. mayer has made yahoo! a cool

place to work again with free phones, free lunches, just an overall change in attitude. easy to forget that yahoo! makes a billion dollars every three months. either second or third most popular website on the internet depending on who you believe. it's been lacking growth. it's been lacking good press. and all of a sudden we see this turnaround. were financials a big deal? not really but good attitude out of yahoo!. >> which is nice to see. thank you very much. 5:37. we're seeing good attitude coming out of mother nature right now. rob mayeda is here to tell us things are looking good out there. >> we'll see temperatures warming up through the rest of the week. this morning with temperatures in the 30s and low first outside, it's still officially winter. you'll need a nice coat as you step outside. 37 in san jose. 36 in morgan hill. 45 in san francisco. we'll see the wind pick up a little bit later on this afternoon. high pressure starts to build in and we'll see northwest winds 10 to 25 today. highs mostly mid to upper 50s. past wednesday that's when i

think we'll see mainly 60s and maybe even close to 70 out toward the coast. during the day today we have high clouds going from north to south. you can see that. it will make for a nice sunrise. thin clouds really do a nice job making orange skies for the morning. 57 in san jose. 56 in san francisco. 62 in santa rosa. there you see the trend for the rest of the seven-day forecast. temperatures warming up thursday into friday. then a few extra clouds heading into the weekend. mike? >> all right. heading into the city we have a few more cars now waiting in the cash lanes at the bay bridge toll plaza. look at that. middle section there, those are fastrak lanes. metering lights on in 20 minutes this being traffic tuesday heavier volume builds quicker. look at the maps and approach and no problems. incline shows slowing toward the s-curve and that's traditional. 880 is slow southbound heading down toward the off-ramp. sounds like both vehicles involved in the crash are off to the shoulder but chp had to make a second sweep through the area

because of debris. watch for the flashing lights. we still have clearing here activity west 580 at the crash there underneath the 680 over crossing. watch for that. slowing on the approach. 880 traffic picks up in the southbound side a bit heading south toward mission. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. pg&e changing its tune when it comes to some pop-up art all over oakland. >> reporter: i'm bob redell. we'll tell you why authorities in the south bay believe that these simple messages of love are a threat to public safety and must go. that story coming up.

welcome back, everyone. we're taking you live to van zandt county in texas. this is just southeast of dallas where an oil well has exploded and the facility has been on fire for quite some time now. we know that there are five

large storage tanks at the facility. two of which have already exploded and they remain to be on fire. they are having a tough time putting this one out. we know there are two burn victims so far. both 24 years old. we're also hearing reports from a fire marshal that two victims were allegedly smoking on top of the storage tanks when they exploded. the investigation continues there but not a very good situation. we continue to monitor that. it's 5:42 right now. today president obama will outline his immigration reform plan. he wants to beef up borders and keep 11 million illegal immigrants in this country. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live with more details on president obama's plan. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's expected to be similar to what the democrats and republicans here on capitol hill pitched yesterday. two big components of that are border security and a path to citizenship for the so-called 11 million immigrants who are already in this country

illegally. here's the deal. conservatives want to make sure border security is ensured first before the 11 million immigrants are guaranteed the right to stay or the process to stay. it will be a process what they have put in place in this plan are background checks, fines, learning dpli ining english, a things to get to the back of the line to apply for citizenship. a lot of details to be worked out. civic and labor groups say they support this. they don't want to see it happen in a piecemeal fashion. in addition to tracking people that come into this country on visas, it would also require immigrants to prove that they have been working before they apply for citizenship. >> all right. a lot of details there. thank you very much, tracie. we can tell you a symbol of love in the south bay and a south bay town is coming unhinged. getting rid of dozen of padlocks

attached to a fence by lovers. bob redell has more on why town officials want to get rid of this display. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. for the past several months people have been putting these so-called love locks onto the main street fence over highway 17 to commemorate anniversaries and you've got mike and lindsey and people who put names on ink. it seemed like an idea to profess their love. caltrans says if you get too many locks on here it will be too much weight and this fence would be compromised. ultimate concern is if you have too many locks on here, it would fall down and hurt people driving underneath on highway 17. the city of los gatos which is responsible for the maintenance of anything above the deck said these locks will go and come friday they'll cut them down.

>> i think it's sad, you know. how are they hurting anything here with locks. >> i think it's a shame. it's a nice gesture. i don't know. romantic gesture. >> reporter: now there is still a plan b. the museum of los gatos stepped in and said, you know what? on valentine's day we'll unveil a new exhibit and have a bridge motif and chain link attached to it. don't know much more than that. it would be a place for people in los gatos to attach their so-called love locks on valentine's day. they are not new to the rest of the world in paris and florence, a couple pictures that colleagues took picture of in europe, love locks on those bridges for years. typically what happens is the authorities cut them down and throw them away.

nice thing about city of los gatos, they say come friday we'll take down these love locks. if you want to get your love locks, they're going to be at the town's corporation yard and that will be until february 15th unless you come here in vance to get them yourself. reporting live on the main street bridge in los gatos, bob redell, "today in the bay." we'll get a better idea of how the state's water supply is doing today. the second snow pack of the survey of the winter will take place this morning along highway 50. a snow survey found the water content was 134% above normal. it means we're less likely to have a drought in the summer. >> nice to have h20 flowing for us. would it be accurate to say a handsome forecast? >> if you like 60s and 70s. it's pretty. pretty nice. we'll talk about that in a moment. first, let's give you a sneak

preview to the snow pack survey. we went into december with these numbers about 130% to 140% of average. according to automatic gauges out there this morning in the sierra just checked, it looks like we're now into the 90% of average category. it's like going into a large lead at halftime at the snow pack and because january has been relatively dry, the numbers have pulled back a little bit but still well ahead of last year. if you remember last january snow pack below 50% of average. we'll see what the official physical survey shows but likely we'll see the numbers just below 100% of average as they do that survey along highway 50 later on this morning. 30s and 40s outside right now. not much wind to get your morning started. i think by the time the sun sets later today, you'll see northwest winds picking up 10 to 20 miles per hour heading into the afternoon. after that the winds hint at high pressure building in across the west coast and we're going to see 60s to near 70 by the time we get toward thursday and friday along the coast. for now high clouds dropping in from north to south as the pattern shift evolves today.

high pressure building back in and steadily as we go through the week you'll see warming starting wednesday, thursday and friday. mostly mid 60s and even near 70 around santa cruz finishing off the workweek. highs around the bay area today, upper 50s and probably a few low 60s outside. close to 57 in san jose. 60 in pleasanton. 59 toward fairfield and should see low 60s around santa rosa and parts of sonoma county and napa counties as northwest winds pick up. temperatures climbing up slow rise but again this is winter. mid to upper 60s pretty nice for this time of year. dry weather should take us into super bowl weekend and then probably this time next week, next tuesday, plan on the return of some rain and sierra snow in the forecast there. mike? >> we'll plan for that. plan for this as well. heading northbound on 880 and southbound both toward the san mateo bridge you're slowing. the southbound side because the commute is starting to build. traffic tuesday. just 10:00 to 6:00.

volume is kicking in because of the number of cars. north 880 approaching behind the shield here. approaching northbound side, still has slowing. chp had to make a couple passes for debris because of an earlier crash. it was an hot dog cart. i'll track that if i get reports. west 580 where traffic started off slow because of early crash at dublin interchange and hasn't recovered because it has people coming out of livermore. slow through the dublin interchange. show you the bay bridge. a live look shows you volume of traffic starting to kick in. the cash lanes a big backup. fastrak lanes seeing more volume. metering lights on in the next 5 to 10 meninutes. san mateo bridge foster city side a smooth drive. south bay looks smooth as far as volume of traffic. we're building also into 101 there. right there.

north of 680. had to get to it. we got it. back to you. now a follow-up to a story we first brought you yesterday. pg&e now says thousands of colorful gnomes in an oakland neighborhood can stay for now. utility company spoke to the artist responsible for attaching the tiny paintings to power poles. the utility wanted to premove them. the artist agreed to help pg&e relocate the gnomes. more than 2,000 of them. pg&e has agreed to let them stay until they can find a suitable alternative for the little men. >> very nice to hear. it is 5:50 right now. caltrain looking to update the ticket machines and asking for your help. agency officials have set up an online survey on caltrain's home webpage. passengers asked to give answers to questions on how to improve services. some features being considered include the use of clipper cards and giving change in paper bills

instead of coins. new ticket machines are expected to roll out sometime in 2015. coming up, a sneak peek at one of the super bowl commercials that everyone is waiting to see. >> as 49ers continue the quest for six, we have another stop along the way here. the super bowl xxix flashback. the epic duo of steve young and jerry rice. >> young wants to throw. he's looking for jerry. rice is there. he's into the end zone. touchdown, 49ers! first touchdown of the game comes after only 1:24. 44-yard touchdown pass to rice. he sets another record. lucky charms?!

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bowl commercials. this year a newborn will be featured. little guy taking center sage. anheuser bush tweeting out these photos of the foal saying it was 7 days old when the commercial was shot and the company will ask america to help name the little guy. 5:54. a new peek into the isolated lands of north korea. scott mcgrew using google maps. >> we're seeing prison camps, some of the size of a small city. google on its official maps blog says it's been able to add all kinds of things to north korean maps including roads and even subway stops thanks to what people putting information online in enough detail for google to make a map. before now the north korean maps were blank. giant white spaces. no one had any on the ground knowledge. in a way it makes you appreciate

the complexity of street maps. google maps can tell you speed limit of the roads and names of businesses and even when they are open. we know the federal open market committee promised to keep interest rates low for a long time to come so when they meet today i can guarantee they are going to make no changes. wall street seems pleased with yahoo!'s financial results. the stock jumped right after early reports the company had beaten wall street expectations. sank a little after company officials got on the phone and started discussing business ahead. yahoo! is calling for growth between nothing and 3%. by comparison, jon and laura, google recently said yearly growth was 22%. so yahoo! has some growth ahead of them. >> room to grow. all right. thank you very much. let's check the forecast. how far they'll grow this morning in temperatures. >> we'll see maybe a 5% growth rate of those temperatures over the next couple of days. this morning we have 30s and 40s

outside. some high clouds spilling in from the north. not the rain producing clouds. partly cloudy skies moving through afternoon and temperatures today by lunchtime mid to low 60s around parts of the north bay and the temperatures will climb on up through thursday and friday and maybe even close to 70 around santa cruz heading into the weekend. >> looking at san mateo bridge because volume kicks in. people heading here and that's why it's slowing on the hayward side approaching the toll plaza. slowing typical route south from san lorenzo down to the scene and northbound because of the earlier hot dog cart hit by a buick. both off to the shoulder. debris on the roadways. chp making a number of passes and it is slow heading into the ar area. back to you. >> thank you very much. 5:57. coming up, we head back out to new orleans where the niners are talking mvp. >> absolutely they are.

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oil tanks on fire after a massive explosion in texas. the fight to contain the flames and frantic effort to keep two victims alive just ahead. caught in the cross fire. a little girl becomes a target as bullets fly in oakland. new details on her condition coming up just ahead. super bowl spectacle. a report from new orleans just ahead. >> temperatures this morning in the 30s and 40s but 70s possible in the seven-day forecast. a look at that coming up. as traffic tuesday kicks in, i have my eye on two earlier crashes and effects on the east

bay and new one on the peninsula now. >> great forecast in the sky. fans in san francisco as we give you a live look forecasting a super bowl victory for your 49ers. it is tuesday, january 29th. this is "today in the bay." > good morning to one and all. thank you for getting up early with us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. an update to breaking news we're following in texas where firefighters are trying to contain a massive fire after an explosion at an oil storage facility just southeast of dallas. two people are seriously injured. a 24-year-old woman reportedly on life support and 22-year-old man has burns to his face, chest and arms. according to a fire marshal at the scene, the two victims were allegedly smoking on